Federal Police officers escort alleged drug trafficker Carlos Montemayor Gonzalez, also known as "El Charro", during a presentation for the media at the Federal Police Center in Mexico City, Mexico's capital, on Nov. 24, 2010. According to a statement of the Federal Police, Carlos Montemayor had assumed Valdez Villarreal's position as one of the leaders of the Beltran Leyva drug cartel. (Xinhua/Jorge Dan Lopez)The Troubled State Of Tamaulipas: 'The Narcos Rule Our Lives' -- L.A. Times
Tamaulipas, a state in Mexico's northeast across from Texas, is currently the site of some of the most severe clashes in Mexico's drug war. Fierce fighting between drug gangs and the military in the streets of several cities has been reported, and at least one town emptied out in response to the violence, its residents becoming "refugees" in their own country.
A few weeks ago, a battle in the city of Matamoros ended in the death of the Gulf cartel capo known as "Tony Tormenta." News reports across the border made it sound terrifying.
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Mexico's modern city succumbs to drug violence -- AP
Federal agents find another border drug tunnel -- CNN
Mexico: Mayor With Drug Cartel Links Goes Missing -- New York Times/AP
Graffiti in Mexican border city threatens teachers, students -- CNN
Mexico to send in more troops in drug war -- San Francisco Chronicle
Mexico beefs up its security operation in the northeast -- CNN
Mexico Sends Troops to Border As Violence Escalates -- Gather
Mexico police arrest drug gang leader -- AFP
Mexican Marines Reconstruct the Death of Don Alejo Garza -- Borderland Beat
Thousands of Ranches Abandoned in Northern Mexico Due to Violence -- L
A few weeks ago, a battle in the city of Matamoros ended in the death of the Gulf cartel capo known as "Tony Tormenta." News reports across the border made it sound terrifying.
Read more ....
More News On Mexico's Drug Cartel War
Mexico's modern city succumbs to drug violence -- AP
Federal agents find another border drug tunnel -- CNN
Mexico: Mayor With Drug Cartel Links Goes Missing -- New York Times/AP
Graffiti in Mexican border city threatens teachers, students -- CNN
Mexico to send in more troops in drug war -- San Francisco Chronicle
Mexico beefs up its security operation in the northeast -- CNN
Mexico Sends Troops to Border As Violence Escalates -- Gather
Mexico police arrest drug gang leader -- AFP
Mexican Marines Reconstruct the Death of Don Alejo Garza -- Borderland Beat
Thousands of Ranches Abandoned in Northern Mexico Due to Violence -- L
Mexico: Mayor With Drug Cartel Links Goes Missing -- New York Times/AP
Graffiti in Mexican border city threatens teachers, students -- CNN
Mexico to send in more troops in drug war -- San Francisco Chronicle
Mexico beefs up its security operation in the northeast -- CNN
Mexico Sends Troops to Border As Violence Escalates -- Gather
Mexico police arrest drug gang leader -- AFP
Mexican Marines Reconstruct the Death of Don Alejo Garza -- Borderland Beat
Thousands of Ranches Abandoned in Northern Mexico Due to Violence -- Latin American Herald Tribune
Refugees won’t return to town hit by Mexico drug war -- Kansas City/AP
Mexico’s Drug War Ghost Towns -- Frum Forum
Poll: 49 pct of Mexicans think drug war a failure -- Washington Post/AP
Timeline: Recent drug war history in Mexico -- Dallas News
Mexico should call in the Marines -- Edward Schumacher-Matos, Washington Post
Graffiti in Mexican border city threatens teachers, students -- CNN
Mexico to send in more troops in drug war -- San Francisco Chronicle
Mexico beefs up its security operation in the northeast -- CNN
Mexico Sends Troops to Border As Violence Escalates -- Gather
Mexico police arrest drug gang leader -- AFP
Mexican Marines Reconstruct the Death of Don Alejo Garza -- Borderland Beat
Thousands of Ranches Abandoned in Northern Mexico Due to Violence -- Latin American Herald Tribune
Refugees won’t return to town hit by Mexico drug war -- Kansas City/AP
Mexico’s Drug War Ghost Towns -- Frum Forum
Poll: 49 pct of Mexicans think drug war a failure -- Washington Post/AP
Timeline: Recent drug war history in Mexico -- Dallas News
Mexico should call in the Marines -- Edward Schumacher-Matos, Washington Post